Afghanistan: Magnitude 3.7 earthquake strikes early Friday

An earthquake of magnitude 37 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of Friday National Center for Seismology NCS saidAccording to the NCS the earthquake occured at 0609 AM Indian Standard Time IST at a depth of 80 kilometresThe NCS wrote on X EQ of M 37 On 24102025 060941 IST Lat 3638 N Long 7114 E Depth 80 Km Location AfghanistanEQ of M 37 On 24102025 060941 IST Lat 3638 N Long 7114 E Depth 80 Km Location Afghanistan For more information Download the BhooKamp App httpstco5gCOtjdtw0 DrJitendraSingh OfficeOfDrJS Ravi_MoES Dr_Mishra1966 ndmaindia pictwittercom2BP488lEGumdash National Center for Seismology NCS_Earthquake October 24 2025Previously an earthquake of magnitude 43 struck Afghanistan in the early hours of TuesdayOn October 17 a 55magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan on Friday evening marking the fourth quake to hit the country in less than a month and the second quake to hit the country in less than 12 hours According to the US Geological Survey USGS the tremor occurred 47 km northnorthwest of Khandud at 1215 UTC 545 pm IST at a depth of 43 kmShallow earthquakes are generally more dangerous than deep earthquakes This is because the seismic waves from shallow earthquakes have a shorter distance to travel to the surface resulting in stronger ground shaking and potentially more damage to structures as well as greater casualtiesOn September 18 Indias Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni reaffirmed Indias commitment to promote peace stability and development in AfghanistanAddressing the UN Security Council quarterly briefing on Afghanistan Ambassador Parvathaneni emphasised Indias priorities to provide humanitarian assistance and implement capacitybuilding initiatives for the Afghan peopleIndias immediate priorities in Afghanistan include provision of humanitarian assistance and implementation of capacitybuilding initiatives for the Afghan people he addedHe also reaffirmed Indias commitment to the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA Ambassador Parvathaneni expressed gratitude to Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral SRSG and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan UNAMA Roza Otunbayeva for her briefingAfghanistan Pakistan and northern India lie in one of the most seismically active zones in the world where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates meet The region frequently experiences moderate to strong earthquakes often felt across borders due to the proximity of fault linesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever